Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-10-27

Why the Republican bosses raise
such q racket about the alleged Dem
ocratic scheme about abolishing the
Christian Sabbath is clearly explained
in the following article from the Har-
risburg Patriot:
The plan of the Republican managers in
this state is so perfectly plain that the peo-
pie have long ago seen through il. 1t is
of the utmost importance that public atten-
ton shall be drawn away from the record
of the legislature of Quay u Co., and the
most unsatisfactory policy of the Beaver
administration.
There never had been legislative body
assembled ut Harrisburg, even in the haly-
con days OF old constitution methods, which
was more subservient than the last one to
the will of the bosses. The prompt man
ner in which il carried through every ring
measure and every scheme of extravagant
appropriation and refused or neglected TO
consider, or hesitatingly killed the measures
in which the people were interested marked
il rs n model ring body and gave 10 the
people of Pennsylvania the most decided
taste of ring methods which they have had
since the days when the Quay and Mackey
ring ruled with undisputed sway.
The loss of the revenue bill and the hesita-
ting policy of the administration with re-
spect TO it are enough in themselves 10 dis
gust the people with the latest attempt Mt
republican reform" government in Penn
sylvania.
1t is of course of the utmost importance
to the bosses that attention should be drawn
away from this condition of affairs and so
il is not strange 10 find that they have raised
the ridiculous cry about the democracy of
Pennsylvania and the Christian Sabbath.
When reference is made to the careless
ness or crime which caused the loss of the
revenue bill, the answer is Don't believe
it : it is n scheme of the democrats TO get an
extra session that the liquor men may re-
peal the Sunday laws" When inquiry is
made as TO why Governor Beaver refused TO
allow n bill taxing store orders to become a
| law, up go the hands of the bosses and their
organ grinders in holy horror Don't
mention il, that bill was democratic
| scheme in the interests of the workingmen
of the state. 1t gave them little person
nj liberty" and would undoubtedly have
| led to horrible desecration of the Christian
Sabbath" Ii il is asked why did repub.
lican senate defeat the Billingsley pipe line
bill, the caution is whispered around 'Be-
ware of those oil producers in western
PENNSYLVANIA. They are altogether "a bad
| set. This Billingsley bill was n wicked
measure against the interests of the great
and good Standard oil company that
wouldn't hurt n flea. 1t was "a scheme 70
allow these bad oil men a chance to import
anarchists, to work their oil wells during
! the week. and ta divert ths people by their
known amusement of throwing bombs at
preachers and members of the legislature
and other innocent people on Sunday there
by desecrating the Christian Sabbath"
OF course if the people were fools they
would believe all the stuff which is being
promulgated about this wicked attempt OF
the democrats TO destroy the sanctity of the
Sabbath, but they are not fools. They set
through this transparent dodge and they
will rebuke this attempt TO hoodwinE
them in such n decided manner that the
bosses will not soon forget it.